Topaz Reign received a five star review from Long and Short Reviews YA, *and* was named a Best Book by the reviewer, a disctinction reserved for only a select few books. Additionally, Topaz Reign then went on to be voted Book of the Month for the month of December.

Thank you to LASR readers and to my fans for your excitement over Topaz Reign!

Emerald Bound's second blog tour happened during the month of December. I was able to share character inteviews with Maggie and Garon, my list of top 5 reasons why books are better than boyfriends, and several author interviews. There were two additional guest posts I wrote for the tour that ended up not being used. One was a deleted scene, and the other was a sneak peak at the sequel to Emerald Bound. Check my blog in coming weeks to read these two posts. If you missed it, the tour schedule ...